Power-transmitting device.



H. s. EARN'S. POWER TRANSMHTING DEVCE.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 24, 1914 nvm/vf off; A. i

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H. G. BARNES.

POWER TRANS/HTTING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED ovcT.24,1914.

Patented. Mar. 14, 1916.

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HARRY GLENN BARNES, OF GILIVIAN, MONTANA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO RODERICK MCCLURE, 0F GILMAN, MONTANA.

POWER-TRANSMITTING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. ist, i916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY G. BARNES, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Gilman, in the county of Lewis and Clarltend'St-ate of Montana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Power-l`ransmitting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to clutches or power transmitting means, the said invention being more particularly adapted for nse in transmitting power from one shaft to another or from one part of a mechanical device to another, means being provided for varying the speed while at the same time effecting the driving of mechanism without the loss of power and by mechanism having a minimnm friction which is practically noiseless.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details 0f construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to tire accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote correspondin'g parts in the several views, and in which Figure l illustrates a vertical sectional View of a power transmitting medium embodying the invention; Fig. 2 illustrates a view in elevation of the interior of the mechanism with one section of the transmitting means omitted; Fig. 3 illustrates a sectional view on a line corresponding with the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. if illustrates z sectional view of one of the friction wheels and its bearing frame; Fig. 5 illustrates a side elevation thereof; Fig. 6 illustrates a detail sectional .view on the line 6 6 of Fig. i; andFig. 7 illustrates a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Fig. $5.

1n these drawings 10 denotes a casing having roller bearings or -other anti-friction bearings 11 and 12, one of which is for the shaft 13 and the other of which is for the shaft 1-l. The shaft 13 has a reduced end 15 which extends into the hub 16 of a cone 17, and the said reduced end is embraced by a spring 19, which spring bears against the end of the shaft 14, which shaft 14 also extends into the hub ofvthecone and is fastened thereto by a key 18. ll'Vhile I have described the fasteninof as a key, an a )ro-- priate means may be provided for securing the hub tothe shaft. rl`he cone 1T is slidablc on the shaft 1l and it has a recess 1i) for the fork 2() of a lever which mav he manipulated for moving the ccne with respect to the cone engaging' wheels, to be prcsentlv explained. l

The shaft 13 has the hub 2l of the cone 22 mounted on it and the said hub has racks 225 mounted to slide longitudinallv thereof the teeth of each rack being engaged bv a toothed segment 24. each mouiiitcd on a shaft rihe toothed segment has a'link 2G pivotally connected to it as at 2i' and the said link is further pivotally connected to a weight 28 which is dove-tailed into the slot of the cone 22 and is slidable thereon under the influence of centrifugal force and a spi-ine 29, which spring has one end anchored to a stud l() and its opposite end secured to the weight, so that the said spring normally drawsthe weight inwardly. When the cone 22, however, is rotating rapidly, centrifugal force overcomes the actirn of the spring and the said weight travels outwardl)Y and communicates motion to the toothed segment through the link connection heretofore described. thus reciprocating the rack for a purpose to be prcscntlyexplained.

vWhile l have described the weight and its associatedparts in the singular, it is to be understood that these parts are duplicated in transmittingapparatus according to the requirements in practice and l have hcrc shown three friction wheels, each of' which is controlled by a weight and sprint;r and iai-ts associatedtherewith.

The inner ends of the racks are connected to a collar -ll. which slides on the shaft lil and the said collar is ,g'roovcd to receive the ll'angc 32 of the ring` 325, the ring 233 in turn being provided with ears ik to which the levers 35 are pivoted. and ears 36 to which a yoke 37 is connected, tln` said yoke being a part of a lever 3S, which lever is mounted on theI pivot 3f) and beingl under the control of the operator so that thc collar :il may bc slid` longitudinally of the shaft lil.

The friction wheels 3S which operate. in conjuuctifm with the concs, are mounted on shafts 39. the said shafts extending transversely of a frame l0 having trunnions il on each end and the trunnions are mounted in thesockets i2 of brackets 43 carried b the casing, and, as shown in the drawings,

these trunnions permit theI oscillation of the wheel or wheels over the surfaces of the .ment thereon and the said collar moves longitudinally of the shaft, either under the lnuence ofthe weights and springs or Vthe in'iiuence of the lever, the speed of the transmitting parts may be regulated. In addition to the frame 40 there is a frame 44 through which the shaft 39 on which the wheel is mounted extends and the frame 44 is provided with a tongue 45 slidable in the frame 40 so that the frame 44 has a slight movement independently of the frame 40 and the angle of'adjustment of the wheels with relation tothe cones is edected to insure proper traction of the wheels with respect to the cones. The brake band 46 is adapted to bear against the shoulder 47 constituting the brakesurface of the cone 22,

thesaid brake band being drawn on the` shoulder by mechanism, not shown.

The wheels SSP- have oil ducts 48 in their hubs andthe said wheels are hollow and are adapted to contain lubricant which will find its way through the oil duct to the bearing surfaces of the wheel and its shaft.

I The lshaft 13 has a collar 49 which may be secured at-different positions of adjustbears against a spring 50 to adjust it to increase or diminish its tension accordin to its adjustment with' respect to the hu 21 of the cone. l

I 'claiml. In a power transmlttlng device, a casing, shafts, cach having an end extending,

into the casing, a cone `mounted -on each shaft within the casing, the cones Abeing in proximity to each other', wheels engaging the surfaces of the cones, frames'trunnioned to oscillate with relation to the cnes, means forA mounting the wheels on said trunnions, a collar slidable on'one of the shafts, means for communicating `the motion of thecollar to the frames of the wheels, racks slidable longitudinally of the shaftsv and connected to the collars, segments oscillatably mounted in the casing and having teethengaging the teeth of the racks, weights slidable radially of the cone and having a dove-tailed connection therewith, means for communicating the motion of the weights to the seg-` ments, and means for normally drawing the weights inwardly. 2; In a ower transmitting device, oppositely spaced cones, a shaft on which each cone is monnted, wheels engaging the surfaces of the cones, frames in which the wheels are rotatably mounted, means for, oscillatingly mounting the frames, a frame within each ofthe last mentioned frames,

the inner frame having sliding relation to f/ i the outer frame, means for communicating/ motion to the frames for changing the rela tion of thewheels to the cones, and means actuated by centrifugal force for adjusting -the position of the frame actuating means.

In a power transmitting device, two shafts, a cone clutch member on each shaft, partially rotatable frames, frames slidable within the rotatable frames, shafts supported by the pairs of frames, wheels mounted on the shafts, said wheels engaging the surfaces of the cone clutch members, means for moving the fra'lnes whereby the position of the wheels with relation t0 the cone clutch members isadjusted, and mem bers for operating -the frame moving means.

4. In a power transmitting device, two shafts, a @one clutch member on each shaft, partially rotatableframes, frames slidable within the rotatable frames, shafts supported by the pairs of frames, wheels mounted on the shafts, said wheels engaging'the surfaces of the cone clutch members,

means for moving the frames whereby the position of thewheels with relationto the cone clutch menrimbers is adjusted, members for operating. the frame moving means, and

means whereby centrifugal` force controlsI the position of the said members. y In testimony whereof, I hereunto afhX my signature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: f

O. A. MILLER, A. L. BRAnLEzr.

HARRY GLENN BARNES. "v 

